Election scene

Sandby, Paul (1731-1809)

Item type:

drawing

Height:

7.3 cm  (2 7/8 in.)

Width:

11.7 cm  (4 5/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

pen and brown ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, cream, slightly textured wove paper

Description

A group of prosperous politicians is on a podium with a bugler signaling for attention; behind him a a bellows device which appears to be puffing smoke as another attention-getting strategy.

Iconclass

44C312
political caricatures and satire

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Inscribed on back in graphite lower right: "D229"; Paul Mellon's collector's mark

RIdIM record id

6325